Author Study
Author Study (January-February, 2015)
1. John Green: Livi, Yorsabell, Juliana (Fernando)
2. Brandon Sanderson: Khael, Theodor, Avi, Brian, Sebastian (Jewel)
3. Stephen King: Tom, Aiden, Eliki, Addie, Luka, Gabi, Jax, Vaibhav (Pooja & Lavi)
4. Ray Bradbury: Sean, Ali, Naya, Lukas, Joaquin (Tarek)
5. Rainbow Rowell: Maya, Paola, Hannah, Tuisku (Maureen)
Here is the list of authors and their books
Dates
1. January 29
2. February 5
3. February 12
-- vacation
-- Exploratorium
4. March 5
5. March 12
Day 2: February 5, 2015
-book choice, reading schedules, and document status
-possible topics/questions for today:
1. how diverse are the author's works? (in genre, style, length, voice, etc)
2. what connections are there between the author's life and their writing?
3. share an excerpt & explain it's context, impact, etc
4. book-swap for a few minutes & discuss differences in style
Day 1: January 29, 2015
1. what you already know about the author
2. what you know about the books
3. research the author
4. create, add-to, and organize a doc (Steinbeck sample)
5. choose your books